Ace Football team previews the Premier League clash between Southampton and Crystal Palace and offers the latest team news, stats, and free betting tips with the best odds.
The Premier League clash at St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday sees Southampton hosting opponents Crystal Palace.
Sitting bottom of the table, Southampton have claimed 23 points after 30 rounds, while Crystal Palace have amassed 33 points. This places the latter as number 12 in the Premier League at the moment.
Team form: Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Southampton Form
A single point is all Southampton can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 3-3 draw with Tottenham, before getting trounced 1-0 against West Ham while Manchester City won 1-4. In their last six Premier League matches at home, Southampton have one win, while they’ve drawn one and lost four.
Crystal Palace Form
Crystal Palace look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Arsenal, they were left empty-handed in a 4-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Leicester in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-5 win against Leeds in their most recent outing. The Eagles managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring ten times and letting in eight.
Betting stats and facts for Southampton and Crystal Palace
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Southampton and Crystal Palace. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.
- In 17 of the last 18 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Southampton have conceded in 22 of the last 24 home matches
- In 9 of the last 10 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Southampton have not won 8 of the last 10 matches
- In 5 of the last 7 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Crystal Palace have not won the last 13 matches in a row
- In 14 of the last 16 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Crystal Palace have not won 13 of the last 15 away matches
- In 9 of the last 11 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Crystal Palace have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Theo Walcott will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Crystal Palace hope Jordan Ayew can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.
Popular markets: Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Full-time result
St. Mary’s Stadium saw Southampton winning three, drawing one, and losing six of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Crystal Palace won two of their 10 most recent away games, drew two, and lost six. The Eagles conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Southampton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Crystal Palace scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Southampton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. The Saints have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Crystal Palace.
Total goals
Southampton witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 0.8 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Crystal Palace, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Crystal Palace conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
Betting prediction: Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Here we present a free betting tip for this Premier League match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Southampton and Crystal Palace.